Is there a way to implement OpenAuth outside of the browser without resorting to hacks?

Question

I would like to implement OpenAuth in a Windows application. I am currently embedding a browser inside the application, but this solution sucks.

Is there a way to do this using raw APIs?

If I'm not mistaken you can do it by firing off https requests from whatever language you choose. I had something working that used oauth to connect to facebook written in pure php. — Wug, Jul 02 '12 at 18:08
Yeah, possibly. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/386973/web-service-authentication-using-openid http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4634408/can-non-web-applications-use-openid — Brian, Jul 02 '12 at 18:52
I am kinda looking for a solution where I can be lazy and not re-invent the wheel though ;) — Brian, Jul 02 '12 at 18:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 12 '13 at 16:50

Since you mention a browser, I assume you are interested in implementing an OAuth client, not a provider. You can try the Scribe library. It's written in Java, has client implementations for several different providers and is pretty easy to extend for new providers.

Is there a way to implement OpenAuth outside of the browser without resorting to hacks?

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